Playing Minecraft

April 15, 2019
Grades 2-4 Like the original eight volumes in the Unofficial Guides Junior series (12 new titles), the four books in this set introduce Minecraft and its offshoots. Each volume, apart from its front matter and back matter, includes only nine double-page spreads of content. A typical spread includes a paragraph of large-print, wide-spaced text on one page, facing a full-page picture. The illustrations, which are uneven in quality, include screenshots from games and/or photos of people. Playing Minecraft encourages kids to try the stand-alone game Minecraft: Story Mode by introducing its structure as well the main characters and their adventures, which players will determine through the choices they make. For young players, these books offer glimpses of the ever-enlarging world of Minecraft experiences.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)